Monday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
May 1 1961
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New Zealand businessman · b. 1958
Days alive
1,097
actor · b. 1983
Days alive
1
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Russian economist · b. 1954
Days alive
2,558
actor (1888-1953) · 1888–1953
Days lived
23,953
American jazz composer and trumpeter · b. 1982
Days alive
1
influencer · b. 2004
Days alive
1
American football player · b. 1987
Days alive
1
German actress · b. 1939
Days alive
8,037
Greek-German singer (1944–2019) · 1944–2019
Days lived
27,456
scientist · 1904–1981
Days lived
28,005
German politician (1852–1927) · 1852–1927
Days lived
27,616
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American football player (born 1962) · b. 1962
Days alive
1
singer · 1911–1986
Days lived
27,332
Olympic field hockey player (1931–1991) · 1931–1991
Days lived
22,153
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German general (1899-1973) · 1899–1973
Days lived
27,137
South Korean comedian · b. 1940
Days alive
7,671
German manager and president of industry association, former SS officer and Nazi party member; kidnapped by terrorist group RAF in 1977 to force release of imprisoned terrorists, subsequently murdered · 1915–1977
Days lived
22,817
English painter and computer artist, active in the United States (1928–2016) · 1928–2016
Days lived
32,139
German politician (1896-1947) · 1896–1947
Days lived
18,601
Business Executive · b. 1953
Days alive
2,923
athlete · 1886–1958
Days lived
26,264
scientist · 1910–1986
Days lived
27,756
Actor · b. 1989
Days alive
1
Czech artist (born 1953) · b. 1953
Days alive
2,923
Dominican professional boxer · b. 1976
Days alive
1
German actor and voice actor · b. 1965
Days alive
1
American infielder in Major League Baseball and an actor (1917-1996) · 1917–1996
Days lived
28,874
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French-Hungarian painter (1923-2020) · 1923–2020
Days lived
35,529
American singer · b. 1939
Days alive
8,037
film director · 1932–2009
Days lived
28,037
German actor (1953–2023) · 1953–2023
Days lived
25,809
football player · b. 1987
Days alive
1
literary scholar (1894-1985) · 1894–1985
Days lived
33,118
entrepreneur · 1884–1947
Days lived
23,019
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film director · b. 1981
Days alive
1
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Swiss broadcasting executive (1907-1981) · 1907–1981
Days lived
26,957
Japanese weightlifter · b. 1980
Days alive
1
football player · b. 1992
Days alive
1
field hockey player · b. 1981
Days alive
1
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Politician · b. 1958
Days alive
1,097
Austrian curator · b. 1941
Days alive
7,306
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German basketball player · b. 1989
Days alive
1
French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist · 1881–1955
Days lived
27,007
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architect from Austria (1910-2004) · 1910–2004
Days lived
34,314
Spanish scientist (1852-1934) · 1852–1934
Days lived
30,119
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American singer (1934–2005) · 1934–2005
Days lived
26,106
Minister for Expellees, Ostforscher, Probable war criminal (not convicted) (1905-1998) · 1905–1998
Days lived
33,972
Austrian singer · b. 1961
Days alive
1
entrepreneur · 1886–1944
Days lived
21,382
American football player and coach (born 1981) · b. 1981
Days alive
1
singer · b. 1980
Days alive
1
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Notable animals alive on this date.
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Notable books already in print.
Films already out by this date.
American tennis player (1894–1946) · 1894–1946
Days lived
18,808
film director · 1862–1965
Days lived
37,469
German astronomer (1870-1964) · 1870–1964
Days lived
34,268
German poet, journalist and author (1872-1966) · 1872–1966
Days lived
34,062
Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,431
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
44,681
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
54,150
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